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Beirut’s beloved Metropolis Cinema came back to life on Saturday in a highly symbolic opening graced by messages of support from Nadine Labaki and Cate Blanchett. variety.com/2024/film/glob…

Lebanese Producer Georges Schoucair Talks Stressful But Productive 2024 Wrapping Two Movies & Launching A Cinema Against Backdrop Of War deadline.com/2024/12/lebane…

@damienleone It’s Art! Congrats!

Terrifier 3 crosses $50M at the worldwide box office and officially becomes the highest grossing unrated film, even surpassing the highest grossing NC-17 films 🤡🎃🎉 #terrifier3

@lyrasbooks @flanaganfilm I want one!!!😮

Earlier this year, our friend @flanaganfilm —writer and director of The Haunting of Hill House, Doctor Sleep, Midnight Mass, and many others—asked Marcelo and myself if we’d like to create a very limited edition keepsake for his new film, The Life of Chuck. This movie, based on a Stephen King short story, recently premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. Mike commissioned a special edition of just 30 copies, all of which, to my knowledge, have been privately distributed as gifts to those involved with the movie. Although this book was never for sale, we thought some of you might enjoy seeing a few shots of this unique project (more photos in the comments). The book includes Stephen King’s original short story alongside the script for the film. It also features essays and signatures from @StephenKing , Mike Flanagan, Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, @karengillan and @MarkHamill We enlisted our pal, the incredibly talented Greg Manchess to create three paintings: a tipped-in frontispiece and two additional tipped-in illustrations within the short story. As expected from Greg, they are absolute stunners! The text design and layout were masterfully handled, as always, by Marcelo Anciano of @AreteEditions The book also contains numerous black-and-white behind-the-scenes photographs printed directly onto the page, along with 17 tipped-in colour images from the movie. The text and black-and-white images were digitally printed on 148gsm Mohawk Superfine Eggshell paper. We wanted the binding design to be simple, yet bold. It needed to complement this wonderful little story, which is about life’s fragility and how even the most ordinary of lives can be extraordinary. We sought to capture simplicity, joy, and fluidity of movement on the cover, which embodies Chuck’s expression of life through dance. I bound the books in cream goat leather and foil-blocked dancing Chucks/Toms across the entire cover in three colours. The page edges were hand-gilded in gold, and the hand-marbled paper was crafted by the amazingly talented Freya Scott of Paperwilds. The binding design concepts were developed by Allie Oldfield and me, with Allie executing the final drawings and foil-blocking designs to perfection—thank you, Allie! @allieoldfield The Chuck/Tom Hiddleston head on the front of the leather solander box is a cut-out all the way through the board and leather, revealing marbled paper beneath, symbolizing the universes contained within life itself—the multitudes we contain, and, in this case specifically, the multitudes Chuck contains. This project was such a joy to work on, and I’m incredibly proud to have been part of it. Most exciting of all, The Life of Chuck won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival—congratulations to Mike and his fantastic cast and crew! After spending so much of the earlier part of this year poring over stills and reading bits and pieces of the script, I can’t wait to finally see the movie when it gets a release. Thanks Mike!

People's Republic, it's time. Beyond Fest 2024 is official with 82 features screening across four theaters from 9.25 - 10.9. Tix go on sale tomorrow at 10 AM PST @am_cinematheque.com A veritable smorgasbord of the best Cinema from across the world, highlights include...

UK Next Wave Genre Lab is launched!

'Never Have I Ever' is an unparalleled work of brilliance - Joyce Nashawati is truly the voice of the future of genre.

On this holy day of Longlegs and @neonrated breaking records and shifting the gears of history, it's probably a good time to remind you to apply to this fully genre focused lab. Give me your original horror.

In This Darkness I See You by Nadim Tabet has been selected as one of the 7 work-in-progress films of the Final Cut in Venice. @la_Biennale

We are heading to @KVIFF to present a Work in Progress of Nadim Tabet's 2nd feature film In This Darkness I See You selected in the Eastern Promises section. co-produced with @andolfi International sales @MAD_Solutions MENA distributor by @FilmClinic

Submissions are OPEN! The new lab dedicated exclusively to UK Genre Films and the talent behind it - let's make genre films together in the UK Go to uknextwavegenrelab.com for details and to APPLY.

UK-based genre filmmakers and producers, if you are developing a first, second, or third genre feature film, send us your projects: uknextwavegenrelab.com For a unique lab experience with some of the coolest mentors (including yours truly) and exceptional masterclasses.

UK Next Wave Genre Lab is launched! screendaily.com/news/midsommar…

We’re excited to partner up with MAD World on #NadimTabet’s second feature, In This Darkness I See You, a ghost story thriller that recently wrapped shooting. The film is produced by Abbout Productions and co-produced by @andolfi @MAD_Solutions

🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾 Challengers [MIXED] by @boysnoize Music by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross OUT NOW –– challengers.lnk.to/djmix 🎧

Diaries From Lebanon, by #MyriamelHajj official poster is out! The film has been in the making since 2018 & follows 4 determining years in Lebanon’s history. As the country is shaken by disruptions, personal quests for meaning & survival unfold.

Showing TONIGHT! If you haven’t got the chance to watch the intimate documentary about pioneer Lebanese filmmaker #GeorgesNasser directed by @antoinewaked & Badih Massaad, do not miss it tonight @ IESAV CINE CLUB. In the presence of Badih Massaad, moderated by @HadyZaccak

@scottderrickson That end scene is something!

Here’s my list of favorite films of 2023, it comes as no surprise that the best films of this year dealt with strong topics such as ethnic cleansing, the banality of evil, humanity’s self-destructive tendencies, and the dehumanizing caste system.

@EmmaCTeaser Glazer?